The latest flare-up in tension between the USA and North Korea has been triggered by reports that the state was about to conduct its sixth nuclear test or fire a nuclear-capable ballistic missile. "It happened. It is happening, rather". North Korea, never one to be outdone in tough talk, accused the United States of bringing war to Korea and vowed to respond with nuclear attacks at USA military bases in South Korea and Japan.

The vote is being closely watched as a pivotal event amid a global swing to the right, including Trump's election in November and Britain's decision to exit the European Union last summer, a move the United States president has applauded. Francois Fillon, the Republican candidate who should have had the election in the bag if it weren't for a nagging corruption scandal, has mainly focused on economic issues.

The Department of the Treasury, in consultation with President Donald Trump, announced it was rejecting waiver requests from Exxon and other companies looking to restart Russian operations disrupted by worldwide sanctions. The sanctions were imposed after Russian Federation annexed the Crimea region of Ukraine in 2014. Moreover, it's unclear whether the request to the Treasury Department came before or after Tillerson joined the administration.

Hamilton gained the advantage in China through early strategy calls in a chaotic opening few laps but the race eventually distilled to a battle between him and Vettel in the closing laps, the two cars separated by about eight seconds. The four-time world champion pitted to switch to dry rubber tyres on a drying track when a virtual safety auto was deployed on the second lap following Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll's collision.

The U.S. secretary of state's comments contrast with his letter to Paul D. Ryan, speaker of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday in which he said that Iran is complying with the nuclear deal. "I'm all for agreements, but that was a bad one, as bad as I've ever seen negotiated", he said. "The deal is working and there's absolutely no reason to pull away from it", Barbara Slavin, acting director at the Future of Iran Initiative at the Atlantic Council in Washington , said in an ...

What has happened in the aftermath of the attack? Paris police spokeswoman Johanna Primevert told The Associated Press the attacker targeted police guarding the area near the Franklin Roosevelt subway station on Thursday night (Friday morning, NZ time).

The intensive diplomatic action comes as the UN Security Council is set to vote on a draft resolution drawn up by the US, Britain and France calling on the Syrian regime to co-operate with a probe into the chemical weapons attack. has blamed the Syrian government for launching a deadly chemical attack in Khan Sheikhoun that killed over 80 people on April 4, and responded by striking a Syrian air base.

Hamilton lost a position to Vettel at the start, but his race really started to unravel when he received a five-second penalty for holding up Daniel Ricciardo in the pit lane under the Safety Car. "A odd race for me missing so much pace". Bottas now sits third in the F1 world drivers' championship but already 30 points off of leader Vettel after three races.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has received congratulations from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the 71st anniversary of Syria's independence. USA president Donald Trump ordered the airstrikes after the Syrian regime used chemical weapons against its opponents-killing about 80 people, including children, in one of the deadliest chemical weapons attack in history.

Capriles said that one of the fundamental requirements for the opposition to abandon street protests is for the democratically-elected government of Maduro to schedule general elections despite the fact the Maduro's term does not end until 2019 and that it runs contrary to what is established in the country's constitution.

Mrs May stunned the country on Tuesday when she called for an early election to take place on June 8 with MPs due to vote on Wednesday afternoon on bringing the poll forward. In a sign of the difficulties UK PM Theresa May will face if she remains in power after the election, Tajani indicated that any agreement on the rights of EU citizens in the UK - and Britons on the continent - would be subject to rulings by the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

Belgian security officials had warned French counterparts before the attack that El Osri was a "very risky individual en route to France " aboard the Thalys high-speed train. National security is a burning issue for many in France after attacks by militant Islamists across the country have killed more than 230 people over the past two years.